Colloquium – Natalie Klco

ALICE CLAIR KIMBLER HANKLA ENDOWED LECTURE
Natalie Klco, Duke University

Quantum Simulating (with) Nature’s Quantum Correlations: Guidance from Field Vacuum EntaNglement

Entanglement is a resource that allows quantum systems to contain exponentially more information than the sum of their parts.  We will discuss and quantify the ability of simple quantum field vacuum states to distribute entanglement at spacelike separations, and how such entanglement could be accessed experimentally.  Beyond deepening understanding of the quantum information structure of fundamental Nature, the exploration will lead to new techniques for the Quantum-Information toolbox and inspire a new role of quantum architectures in the design of quantum simulations of quantum fields.

Bio: Natalie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Duke University affiliated with the Nuclear Theory Group and the Duke Quantum Center. She has been inspired by the numerical simulation of fundamental physics and has been intrigued by a new perspective using quantum-based computation—simulating many-body quantum systems with quantum systems. Excited by recent progress in experimental realizations as well as the great success of non-perturbative techniques developed by the nuclear and particle physics communities over recent decades for studying the interactions of quarks and gluons, Natalie pursues of simulation of field theories leveraging quantum devices. With this research, she hopes to unravel an answer to the basic question: is a quantum computer sufficient to efficiently simulate our natural world?

November 13, 2025 @ 4:10pm (CST) in 4327 Stevenson Center; light refreshments available at 3:50 PM
Dinner reception to follow (RSVP required)

Host: J-F Paquet